Cigarette-making machine



S. E. AGNEW.

CIGARETTE MAKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION. FILED ocr. 2a, 1913.

Patented Feb. 1, 1921.

SAMUEL E. AGNEW, OF DAWSON, NEW MEXICO.

CIGARETTE-MAKING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb; 1, 1921.

Application filed October 28, 1918. Serial No. 260,003.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL E. Acrmw, a citizen of the United States, residlng at Dawson, in the county of Colfax and State of New Mexico, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cigarette- Making Machines, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to machines for rolling cigarettes and particularly to a small device adapted to be attached to a stand or table whereby single cigarettes may be rolled by hand, when desired.

The general object of the invention 1s to provide a very simple and convenient device which may be readily operated to roll cigarettes, and which will roll cigarettes neatly and quickly.

A further object is to provide a device of this character adapted to be mounted upon a table to formpart of a smokers equipment.

A further object is to provide a device of this character which has but few parts and these of a simple construction, and which may be readily manufactured at relatively small cost.

Other objects will appear in the course of the following description.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is an end elevation of my cigarette machine closed Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section thereof in open position;

Fig. 3 is a front elevation;

Fig. is a top plan view of Fig. l; and

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the blank in which one of the sections is made.

Referring to these drawings, it will be seen that this machine is formed in two like parts, designated respectively A and B. Each of these parts A and B is constructed from a blank of sheet metal of a form illus trated in Fig. 5, this blank being approximately rectangular in form to provide a side 10, end portions 11, and returned or re-folded end portions 12. The lower edge of the blank between the edge portions 11 and 12 is formed with hinge beads 13. The blank 1 at the junction of the end portions 11 with the body of the blank, is notched as at 14.

The end portions of the blank are folded upon the dotted lines a to form the respective end portions 11 and 12. The end portion 11 tapers in width downward from the top to the lower edge of the blank, while the end portlon 12 tapers in width toward the upper edge of the blank. of the blank is bent over upon the body of the blank as illustrated in Fig. '2.

The hinge beads 13 surround a intle which is formed of two sections, eac sect1on belng designated 16, the end of each sectlon being downwardly bent to form a prong 17 which may be driven into a table or stand, or other surface to support the device. When the sections or sides A and B are mounted upon this pintle they will extend upward'from the table, the bottom of the sections being disposed above the table top a distance depending upon the thickness of the pintle and thus the sections may have movement relative to each other to carry the upper ends of the sections away from or toward each other.

Leaf springs 18 pass beneath the ends of the pintle and are so connected to the sections A and B as to urge them toward each other, the angular relation of the sections A and B when forced away from each other being limited by contact of the corners of the end portions 12 with the table top, as illustrated inFig. 2. These springs 18 are illustrated as being circular in form and The upper margin 15 havingtheir' free ends operatively engaged with the sections A and B respectively.

Rotatably mounted in the upper ends of the end portions 11 are the rollers 19. When the sections A and B are closed, these rollers contact with each other. Each of these rollers is mounted upon a shaft 20 which projects out through the ends of the corresponding section and knobs 21 are mounted upon the shafts whereby the shafts may be rotated. Passing over the rollers 19 is an endless cigarette forming belt or band 22 which is preferably made of cloth and as the rollers 19 are brought toward each other, this band will take the position shown in Fig. 1, and will depend between the rollers sufliciently to permit the placingof a charge of tobacco on the band and between the rollers.

Now when the sections A and B 'are shifted toward eachother, the band or belt will slacken and the tobacco will be carried I below but in contact with the rollers and.

posed with its edge between the rollers and the rollers rotated, the paper will be drawn downward and carried around the tobacco in the form of a cylinder. If now the projecting edge of this paper be moistened and the rollers be further rotated, the moistened paper will pass down between the rollers and cause it to adhere to the cylinder of raised up by the tightening belt and may be readily removed.

For the purpose of shifting the sections A and B away from each other, I provide a cam 23 pivotally mounted on the shaft 20 of one of the rollers and adapted to engage the shaft of theother roller so that when this cam is turned down in one direction it will force the two sections away from each other. When the cam is turned up to the position shownin Fig. 1, the springs 18 will force the sections toward each other.

It will be seen that this device is very simple, that it may be attractively formed as a part of a smokers stand, and I have found the device to be thoroughly effective in practioe. The cigarettes so made are evenly rolled and have a uniform diameter, and by making the cigarettes by means of a machine of this character, tobacco is not wasted.

While I have illustrated a form of my invention which I believe to be best, I do not wish to be limited to the details of the construction, as it is obvious that many changes might be made in these details without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

I claim 1. A cigarette rolling machine comprising two opposed sections hinged to each other at their lower ends and having limited movement away from each other, springs urging the sections toward each other, rollers mounted in the upper ends of the sections and having knobs whereby they may be rotated, an endless cigarette forming belt mounted upon the rollers and rendered slack when the sections are moved toward each other to bring, the rollers in contact, and a cam mounted upon one of said sections and operatively engaging the other section to shift the sections away from each other when the cam is operated.

A machine for rolling cigarettes comprising opposed sections, each section being composed of sheet metal and formed to provide a downwardly and inwardly extending side wall, downwardly tapering end walls and re-folded upwardly tapering end portions, a pintle having means whereby it may be engaged with a table the side walls being hinged to said pintle at their lower ends and the re-folded end. portions acting to limit the movement 'of the sections away from each other by engagement with the table with which the pintle is engaged, springs urging the sections toward each other, opposed rollers mounted upon the upper ends of the end walls and having knobs whereby they may be rotated, and an endless cigarette forming belt mounted upon said rollers and rendered slack when the sections are shifted toward each other to bring the rollers in contact.

3. A machine for rolling cigarettes comprising opposed sections, each section being composed of sheet metal and formed to provide a downwardly and inwardly extending side wallfdownwardly tapering end walls and re-folded upwardly tapering end portions, a pintle having means whereby it may be attached to a table the side walls being hinged to each other and to the table at their lower ends and the re-folded end portions acting to limit the movement of the sections away from each other, by engagement with the table upon which the pintle is adapted to be mounted, springs urging the sections toward each other, opposed rollers mounted upon the upper ends of the end walls and having knobs whereby they may be rotated, an endless cigarette forming belt mounted upon said rollers and rendered slack when the sections are shifted toward each other to bring the rollers in contact, and a cam mounted upon the end wall of one section and operatively engaging with the other section to shift the sections apart when the cam is shifted in one direction.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

A. W. HALL, WM. B. SMITH. 

